MantisBT is a free and open-source issue tracking system that is used to manage and track bugs and issues in software and other projects. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing MantisBT on Windows 10.
The first step is to download the latest release of MantisBT from the official website https://www.mantisbt.org/download.php. Choose the latest stable release from the available options.
Next, you need to install a web server software, such as Apache or IIS, to host the MantisBT files. You can download and install Apache or IIS from their respective official websites.
After installing the web server software, you need to install PHP on your Windows machine. Download the latest version of PHP from https://windows.php.net/download and run the installer. Follow the instructions to complete the installation process.
MantisBT requires a database to store its data. You can choose either MySQL or MariaDB database. You can download and install MySQL or MariaDB from their respective official websites.
After installing the database software, you need to create a new database and user for MantisBT. You can use the following SQL commands to create a new database and user:
CREATE DATABASE mantisbt;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mantisbt.* TO 'mantisuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'mantispassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Make sure to replace the mantisuser and mantispassword with your desired username and password respectively.
Next, you need to configure PHP to work with MantisBT. Open the php.ini file and make the following changes:
max_input_time = 600
memory_limit = 256M
post_max_size = 50M
upload_max_filesize = 50M
Extract the downloaded MantisBT zip file to the web server's document root directory. For example, if you are using Apache, extract the files to C:\Apache24\htdocs\mantisbt directory.
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/mantisbt/admin/install.php. This will start the MantisBT web installer. Follow the instructions to complete the installation process. Make sure to fill out the database details that you have set up in Step 5.
After completing the installation process, log in to MantisBT using the admin credentials that you have set up during the installation process. You can access MantisBT by navigating to http://localhost/mantisbt/login_page.php in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed MantisBT on your Windows 10 machine. You can now use it to manage and track bugs and issues in your software or other projects.
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